Hire senior backend engineers for US teams
Senior backend engineers own how data is stored, how services talk to each other and what happens when something fails. Each one is tested on diagnosing failures in an unfamiliar codebase, reasoning past an incomplete runbook and spotting which design decisions carry real risk. A senior local hire in the United States takes 4 months on average.
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Generating endpoints is now trivial
An AI tool can scaffold an endpoint in seconds, so that part of the job is effectively gone. What remains is knowing which endpoint shouldn't exist in the first place.
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Transaction boundaries still require a human
Getting the transaction boundary wrong, or misunderstanding where a retry becomes a double charge, isn't something a model handles reliably. That judgement still sits with the engineer.
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The role moved from writing to owning
Backend engineers now spend less time writing services and more time answering for how those services behave in production. When a service fails under load, the engineer is the one who has to explain why and fix it.
How we assess backend engineers
Every engineer works through a fundamentals assessment with AI tools switched off and a second assessment with their own agents running. For backend engineers, these criteria carry the most weight.
- Debugging
Engineers get a service that fails under load and a runbook that doesn't fully explain it, and the scorecard shows how they isolate the real cause.
- Judgement by risk and ownership
The model in the scenario confidently blames the wrong component, and the engineer has to decide whether to trust that diagnosis or question it.
- AI output verification
In the second assessment, engineers work with their own agents on a codebase they didn't build, and the scorecard records whether they catch what those agents get wrong.
Cost against a local hire
Engineers are Miyagami employees who work full-time in your team under a service agreement, so there's no individual contractor risk for you. Invoices are monthly, in USD if you prefer.
Hiring locally in United States
- 4 months on average to hire
- Recruitment, payroll and compliance on you
Hiring with Miyagami
- Three weeks to first commit, contracts and payroll handled
- Wrong fit: we replace at our cost
How to review AI-generated code
Reviewing AI-generated code changes some of what reviewers look for and keeps the rest. This entry covers both, plus the specific failure modes to check for.
What is Backend as a Service (BaaS)?
BaaS provides pre-built cloud infrastructure (databases, auth, storage, APIs) so teams ship apps without building or managing servers from scratch.
What changed about code review
AI-generated code has changed what code review looks for. This entry explains why reviews take longer and what skills reviewers now need.
Questions about hiring backend engineers
How much does it cost to hire a senior backend engineer in United States?
A senior local hire in the United States costs about $20,900 a month all-in, based on a senior software engineer median salary, statutory employer contributions and an amortised recruitment fee. Through us you pay a fixed monthly fee with employment and compliance included, and the pricing calculator shows the two side by side.
How long does it take to hire a backend engineer?
You get a shortlist in five working days and a first commit three weeks later. A local senior hire in the United States typically takes 4 months.
What do you test a backend engineer on?
Every backend engineer completes both assessments and reasons about a system they didn't build: a service that fails under load, an incomplete runbook and a model that confidently blames the wrong component.
Get a shortlist within five working days
You share the roles and the stack in a short form or a thirty-minute call. Within five working days you get named senior engineers to review, each with both scorecards.
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